American vs. British list (1900)

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A SUMMER IN ENGLAND:
WITH A CONTINENTAL SUPPLEMENT
A HANDBOOK FOR THE USE OF AMERICAN WOMEN
Published by the Women's Rest Tour Association
Boston: A. J. Ochs and Company
1900

Pg. 57:
   _INTERNATIONAL DIFFERENCES._
_American._                                     _English._
Accommodation train.                       Parliamentary train.
All aboard.                                       Take your seats.
A quarter _of_ four.                           A quarter _to_ four.
Baby carriage.                                  Perambulator.
Baggage.                                         Luggage.
Baggage-car.                                    Luggage-van.
Biscuits.                                          Rolls.
(Pg. 58--ed.)
Bowl.                                               Basin.
Broil.                                               Grill.
Bundle.                                            Parcel.
By heart.                                         By rote.
Can (of vegetables).                          Tin.
Cane.                                              Stick.
Car.                                                 Carriage.
Cars (the).                                        The train.
Care-taker (in cathedral).                   Verger.
Cloak.                                              Mantle.
Church (in country places where
it is not of the Establishment).            Chapel.
Check-rein.                                       Bearing-rein.
Coal.                                                Coals.
Conductor.                                        Guard.
Confectionery.                                   Sweets.
Corsets.                                            Stays.
Crackers.                                          Biscuits.
Cuffs.                                                Wrists.
Delicate (in health).                            Sickly, frail.
Depot (passenger).                             Station, terminus.
Dining-room (of inn).                            Coffee-room.
Dress.                                               Gown.
Dress waist.                                       Bodice or body.
Driver.                                                Coachman.
Druggist.                                            Chemist.
Dry-goods stores.                               Drapers', Haberdashers'.
Eager.                                               Keen.
(Pg. 59--ed.)
Elevator.                                            Lift.
Engineer.                                           Driver.
Fall.                                                  Autumn.
Faucet.                                              Tap.
Fee.                                                   Tip.
Fix (room, hair, etc.).                           Arrange.
Freight train.                                       Goods train.
Girls (servants).                                   Maids.
Hack.                                                 Four-wheeler (slang,
"growler").
Hardware store.                                  Ironmongers.
Hash.                                                Mince.
Head (of the street, train, etc.).             Top.
Help (domestic).                                  Servants.
Ice-cream.                                          Ices.
Lap-robe.                                            Railway-rug.
Lemonade.                                         Lemon-squash.
Letter-carrier.                                      Postman.
Locomotive.                                        Engine.
Lunch.                                                Luncheon.
Mail.                                                   Post.
Mantel-piece.                                      Chimney-piece.
Molasses.                                          Treacle.
Mush.                                                Porridge.
Nauseated.                                         Sick.
Once in while.                                     Now and then.
Parlor.                                                Drawing-room.
Pie (fruit).                                            Tart.
Postal card.                                         Post-card.
(Pg. 60--ed.)
Preserves.                                           Jam.
Railroad.                                              Railway.
Rare (meat).                                         Underdone.
"Right away".                                        Directly.
Round-trip ticket.                                   Return.
Sick.                                                    Ill.
Sick-abed.                                            Ill in bed.
Sleeve-buttons.                                     Cuff-links.
Somewhat (late, etc.).                           Rather.
Spool.                                                  Reel.
Street-car.                                            Train.
Sugar-bowl.                                          Sugar-basin.
Suits (ready-made).                              Robes.
Switch-tender.                                      Pointsman.
Theatre (going to the).                           The play.
Thread (sewing).                                    Cotton.
Ticket-office.                                          Booking-office.
Track (railroad).                                      Line.
Trunk.                                                   Box.
Valise.                                                  Bag.
Vegetable-store.                                    Green-grocer's.
What is the cost; or how much does it
come to?                                               What is the price?
What time is it?                                      What o'clock is it?
Wheat, oats.                                          Corn.